All woodturned lidded vessels, wooden bowls and keepsake wooden boxes presented in this on-line gallery are designed and handcrafted by Maurice Sewelson, a self-taught woodturner and artist in wood. Woodturnings for sale at: www.sewelsonwoodcraft.Etsy.com     and great site to visit: "Woodturning Design"  http://www.woodturningdesign.com/  Woodturning Design is completely reader driven and written. The magazine’s editor, Joe Herrmann, has over thirty years’ experience as a woodshop teacher and avid woodturner.

Creation of fine woodturnings is a time intensive process, beginning with the acquisition of wood, either puchased   or found, followed by a variety of seasoning and turning techniques which vary with the woodturning artist  and the wood itself.

This vessel was woodturned from a Tasmanian Eucalyptus Burl. Hand carved ebony  finial complements beauty of this burl.    Burl is a large knob like projection or a bulge formed along the trunk, or sometimes limbs of trees. The wood tissue within the burl is extremely disoriented and often contains many bud formations. The resulting figure is fascinating and unique.

This keepsake box was handcrafted from Shedua wood.   Background of the pierced carving of tree branch is Movingui.    Inside of the box is Brazilian Satinwood. Box has Ebony splines and brass hinges.

http://www2.fpl.fs.fed.us/  great website to learn more about  Wood Anatomy Research, Wood Identification, Wood Properties and much more.  World's largest research wood collection is at FPL,  Forest Products Laboratory. It includes old Yale University's Samuel James Record, old Field Museum in Chicago and Madison collections. Jarrah is one of the most common species of Eucalyptus tree in southwest of Western Australia. The jarrah tree can live as long as 500 years. Coarse-textured, with heavily interlocked grain, Jarrah Burl is difficult to work with hand and power tools and dulls tooling fairly quickly. Australian Brown Mallee Burl  is an extremely dense burl. Hard and heavy, feels more like a polished marble than wood. Beeswing Narra  is a  highly figured wood from the Narra tree in Southeast Asia.  A very tough wood. Same tree produces Amboyna Burl. Ziricote  is the most dramatic member of the Cordia genus, which grows throughout Central and tropical South America. The heartwood is dull brown with irregular dark brown and black streaking, and the sapwood is creamy white to light golden tan. A pleasing ray or fleck figure is visible in quartersawn stock. Ziricote's grain is generally straight, and its texture is medium to coarse.

This gallery is dedicated to my father who instilled in me an appreciation for the beauty of wood, quality workmanship and attention to detail.

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